Subject:

Science
Subtopic:
Introduction to Forces

G
5
minutes

A
10
minutes

N
20
minutes

A
45
minutes

G
10
minutes

Year Level:
Year 7
Materials:
Whiteboard, Workbook, Egg
Drop Practical

Time:
100 minutes
Additional Information:
Students will be required to go
outside to complete this
practical activity

Activity:
Mark the Roll
Introduce the class to the topic of force and
write the following learning objectives on
the board:
To discuss the different types of
forces we see everyday
To identify how we can manipulate
forces
Activity:
To introduce the topic of forces, create a
mind map on the whiteboard with all the
students pre-existing ideas on forces.
This can include some misconceptions which
will be reiterated as a class.

Teaching Cues:
Ensure all students have their
workbooks to work out of as well as
their laptops to access their online
textbook.

Activity:
Appendix 1.
Students will be required to write some
notes as an introduction to forces, once they
have completed this they will be able to
complete a group practical activity.

Teaching Cues:
Students will be required to take notes
in their workbooks on the different
types of forces, this will use some
definitions as well as some images.

Appendix 2.
Practical Write up of the egg drop task.
Activity:
After completing their introduction on
forces, students will be applying these new
ideas with the egg drop experiment.
Students will be put into teams of 4 and
required to build a device which will cushion
the landing of an egg from a 5m drop. They
will have 25 minutes to construct this.
Activity:
To finish up this practical activity, students
will be required to finish their write up as
homework and submit it next Tuesday.
Remind the students that they will have an
astronomy test next week and to complete
their revision sheets to assist them.

Teaching Cues:
What are forces?
Where do we see forces?
What are some different types
of forces?
Can we measure force?

Teaching Cues:
How do we make the egg slow
down while its falling?
Do we need to cushion the fall
of the egg?
How fast will the egg fall
without the device?
How fast does it fall with the
device?
Teaching Cues:
Ensure all students have been given
their practical write up sheet, and they
understand what is expected of them
in completion of this task.
Give students your email address if
they need any assistance with study or
homework tasks.

Appendix 1: Board work

May the force be with you!
Force is a physical action. This can be anything described as pushing, pulling or twisting.
Can you think of some other words that we use to describe these actions?
When we look at forces it is an interaction between to different objects. One of these objects will
deliver the force and the other will experience the force. These objects are known as the agent and
the receiver.
Which one do you think is exerting the force? Which one do you think is experiencing the force?
There are 6 main ways that we see force:

Begin to move (stationary to moving)

Speed up (slow speed to faster speed)
Slow down or stop moving (fast speed to slower speed or stop)
Change the direction of motion (tennis ball being struck)
Change shape (playdough being moulded)
Remain still (gravity holding us down)

Find 3 examples of each of these.

Introduce the practical activity.

Appendix 2: Practical Write up (following page)

Name: ___________________ Group Members: __________________________________________
Title
The amazing egg drop
Aim
To create a device that will carry a raw egg down a 5 metre drop without it breaking
Materials
1 raw egg, 1 plastic bag, 1 piece of A4 paper, 10 paddle pop sticks, 8 cotton wool balls, 8 rubber
bands, 10 match sticks, 8 straws and some glue.
Method
In your team of 4 or 5, design your own device that will safely carry your egg down a 5 metre drop.
You can only use the materials provided, and you only have 1 egg to work with so dont break it
before the big event! You have 25 minutes Go!
Results
Draw a picture of your egg protecting device with labels.

Discussion Questions
Describe your design and why do you thought it would protect the egg?
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What sort of forces did it experience?
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How could you improve your design? Would you use different materials?
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